Long Island Decoy Collector's Show 47th Photos

Anthony~

Thanks for posting your great photos. As you saw, I was doing my usual "one-armed paper hanger" impression all day long. I did not have a chance to photograph the rest of the Show - nor to hunt for any "must have" decoys among all of the vendors.

Although the nor'easter kept our carvers from Connecticut and Rhode Island homebound, we had a respectable turnout for our Contemporary Decoy Exhibition.

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We had about 50 birds from several states. The first class shown is the Al McCormick Gunning Class; here are the Whistlers:

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Long IslanderJoe Daly took a Blue Ribbon with thus Drake.

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Here are the Black Ducks.

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Mike Braden took the Blue Ribbon with this sweet canvas bird.

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Here are the Broadie-Beaks.

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We had a few Shelldrake.

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...and two Brant.

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Here is the complete list of awards. Robin Oliver from Manahawkin, NJ, took Best-in-Show in this class.

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- more to come -

SJS




 
All~ Contemporary Decoy Exhibition continued....

The other class is the Shang Wheeler Heritage Class - for more stylized and carefully-painted birds.

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Robin Oliver from Manahawkin, NJ made this nice canvas Hoodie.

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Here are some of the Puddlers.

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"Sea Duck with Shellfish" - a nice Black Scoter by Heck Rice from Hanover, VA.

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Our biggest entry.....another canvas bird.

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This Oldsquaw was the drake in a matched pair.

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Here is the list of awards,

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All the best,

SJS

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Steve and Anthony,
Thanks for the update on the show.
Steve, I guess some of the Conn. and R.I. guys were not going to mess with the ferry. I assume it shut down during that little blow. Like we old Brooklyn Dodger fans used to say----Wait until next year!
God Bless
 
Steve,

As much as I'd like to take credit, Rob Oliver's Buffy took the HM. Mine is the snuggle head one in the background.
 
Good morning, Mike~

Thanks for the correction. (It gives me some ideas on how to improve our Entry Form.)

More important, thanks once again for rounding up some fine carvers - their birds were a major contribution to our event.

All the best,

SJS

 
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